Arch supporter



.Qct. 2,1923. mam? F. R. CUTTING ARCH SUPPORTER FiledMay 1. 1922 Zita eni0 Patented Oct. 2, 192a FRANCIS It. CUTTING, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

ARCH SUPPORTER.

Application filed May 1, 1922. Serial No. 557,603.

To all wba'm it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANGIs R. CU'rrING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oakland, .in the county of Alameda and,

porter which will employ a heel portion which is resilient therebyeliminating the usual j artransmitted'to the heel.

A still further object is to construct an arch supporter which isextremely simple and one which may be readilyand cheaply manufactured. e

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description. y

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe same,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved arch supporter,

Fig. 2 is a cross-section taken on the line 2 2 of Figure3, and I I Fig.3 is a cross-section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

In the construction ofan arch supporter, it is necessary that the archsupporter should conform to the arch of the foot, and at the same timeit should be resilient in order to accommodate itself to the movement ofthe foot. Applicant is aware of spring arch supporters made of metalwhich fail in this respect in that they are very stiff in order thatthey are not bent out of shape. At the same time, themetal supportersare exceedingly hard on the feet, owing to the fact they are weighty andtire the wearer.

In the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration Ipropose to overcome the above mentioned difiiculties by employing anarch supporter which is formed with a heel portion 5 f resilient ma-'terial such as sponge, rubber or an equivalent composition, and at 6 Ihave shown an arched shaped fiber filler, which filler is ofconsiderable thickness at the point A. and tapers towards its opposite.extremity as shown at B. Superimposed upon and extending over the heelportion 5 and the filler 6 is a fiber strip 7 which fiber strip iscemented to the heel portion 5 and-filler 6 and is constructedto conformto the contour of the heel and filler ortions. This fiber strip 7extends the entire width of the heel and filler portions and is bentupwardly as shown at 8 and 901? Figure 2, so as to form wings 1'1 and12. The whole supporter thus described is preferably covered withleather or substitute as shown at 13 for thepurpose of retaining theparts together and also for appearances. At 14, '15 and 16 I have showneyelets passing through the wings 11 and 12. These eyelets form aventilating aperture so that the natural movement of the foot willcausepassage of air therethrough.

It is to be'understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape,

size and arrangement of parts may be re-, sorted to without departingfrom the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim I 1. In a device of thecharacter described, comprising a heel portion, a filler portion,

said filler portion being of substantial thickness at the point ofjuncture with said heel portion and tapering toward its oppositeextremity, an overlying strip secured to said heel portion and saidfiller portion, said overlying strip having wings formed integraltherewith, and a cover for said device as a whole.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with aresilient heel,'of a resilient fiber filler secured to said heel andtapering away therefrom, an overlying strip secured to said heel portionand said filler, wings formed integral with said strip, a cover for saiddevice as a whole, and eyelets extending through said wings and saidcover.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

